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Economic Development

Biodiversity livelihoods

Conservation

Forest values

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Forest values Poverty reduction

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(DRC)

REDD Process An initiative funded by UN-REDD Progress in the preparation of the R-PP IWG - IFR New York, 04 September 2009

• DRC’s land size: 245.000.000 ha
• Forest size: 135.000.000 ha (85.000.000 ha of

humid forest: 50% of Africa’s)

• Carbon stock estimation: 20 to 37 billions tons

General

Carbon stock estimation: 20 to 37 billions tons

• Great potential and numerous
• pportunities for REDD pilot activities

General Background

• DRC is one the 9 pilot countries chosen

by UN REDD and FCPF to implement a national REDD strategy national REDD strategy

• Numerous partners support the initiative,

including: development agencies, NGOs, civil

CO C society and COMIFAC

• Launched in: January 2009
• Composed of 23 professionals from 9

international organisations, including:

FAO, UNDP, UNEP, World Bank, Government of REDD Mi i i Norway, WHRC, Rainforest Foundation, ONFI

• The objective of the mission: to help put in

place an R-PP for REDD (Readiness Plan Proposal) Mission in DRC p ( p ) in DRC

• The team works closely, in a participatory

manner with all stakeholders

• The R-PP is funded by: UN REDD (4,3 millions

USD) and the FCPF (World Bank:3,6 millions USD)

• At the political level

to put in place the legal framework including: the

• to put in place the legal framework, including: the

National REDD Committee, the Interministerial REDD Committee and the National REDD Coordination; R-PP ;

• to revise forestry laws and regulations to include

REDD;

• to develop capacity building;

R PP Activities

• to put in place a coordinated system of

communication among stakeholders;

• to put in place a system for sharing the benefits of

h f the forestry sector.

• At the technical level
• to put in place a scenario for reference level;

to put in place a scenario for reference level;

• to put in place a MRV system (Monitoring,

Reporting, Verification);

• to put in place a scientific body for REDD
• to put in place a scientific body for REDD.

• Component 1: Development and

C di ti Coordination (to design a coordination and

communication mechanism between partners and promote national interests) Provisional Workplan

• REDD management system and evaluation
• UNFCCC negotiations support
• Total budget : USD 610,000

Workplan (July 2009- March 2010)

• Component 2: Capacity building (building

capacity at different levels)

• Communication et consultation plan
• Communication et consultation plan
• Information dissemination
• Capacity building funding needs
• Total budget : USD 185,000

• Component 3 : Technical studies

Component 3 : Technical studies

• Current states of forest governance and policy, and

diagnosis of the causes of deforestation and degradation Provisional Workplan degradation

• REDD strategy design
• Reference scenario design

MRV t d i Workplan (July 2009- March 2010)

• MRV system design
• Terms of reference for the design of the REDD

implementation framework

• Total budget : USD 885,000

• A National REDD Coordination has been put in

place by the Government to steer the REDD ll th i l t ti f UN process as well as the implementation of UN- REDD and FCPF programs.

• Including a National REDD Coordinator and an

International Technical Assistant

National REDD

International Technical Assistant

• Vacancies:
• Permanent Technical Coordinator UN-REDD

Ed ti I f ti d C i ti

REDD Coordination

• Education Information and Communication

Specialist

• Financial and Administrative Manager
• Accountant
• Accountant
• Civil Society has set up a REDD Working

Group, aiming to be:

• A key counterpart for the National Coordination;
• A key counterpart for the National Coordination;
• An entity which oversees and controls all

consultation and public participation aspects;

• A platform for analysis dialogue and communication
• A platform for analysis, dialogue and communication
• n REDD.

• Harmonize two initiatives with their own

specif logics: specif logics:

• FCPF: detailed plan formally agreed upon by all

stakeholders before implementation;

• UN REDD: quick start without a prior approved

National REDD

• UN-REDD: quick start without a prior approved

plan.

• Coordinate an initiative including 4

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REDD Coordination Challenges

agencies with different management styles:

• World Bank
• UNDP
• UNEP
• FAO
• FAO

Annexe 1 - Land use, Forest Policy and Governance Quick Assessment (the completed study)

Adoption of the decree creating the institutional framework (Natonal

UN-REDD FCPF

y) Annex 2a - National REDD Working Group (framework ToR or Plan) Annex 2b - REDD Consultation and Outreach Plan (full Plan required

Development of the consultation and outreach plan (IEC) Set up of the National REDD Comitee, interministerial comitee and

• Nat. coord.

Need for

Annex 3a - Assess Candidate Activities for the REDD strategy (framework ToR or Plan) 2c )

• REDD Management and Evaluation

System (framework ToR or Plan)

Study on the drivers and agents of deforestation and degtradation (FAO) Set‐up of the National REDD Coordination

Need for

Harmonisation!

Annex 3d - Risk Assessment of Your REDD Annex 3c - Trade-Offs Analysis (framework ToR or Plan) Annex 3b - Evaluate potential Additional Benefits (framework ToR or Plan)

State of affairs of succesfull forest conservation experiences and land use planning . (PNUE) Economic, environnemental and social

Strategy (framework ToR or Plan) Annex 4

• REDD Implementation

Framework (framework ToR or Plan) Annex 5 - Assess Social and Environmental impacts (framework ToR or Plan)

assessment of potential REDD activities including risks (e.g.conflicts)(PNUE) Study on benefits sharing from natural ressources exploitation (PNUE) Capacity building plan (PNUD)

p ( ) Annex 6

• Assess Investment and Capacity

Building Requirements (framework ToR or Plan) Annex 7

• Develop a Reference Scenario

(framework ToR or Plan)

Exploratory study on the reference scenario (FAO) TORs Development of a forest carbon p y g p ( ) Assessement of investment needs for REDD

Annex 8

• Design Monitoring, Reporting

and Verification System (framework ToR or Plan)

TORs .Development of a forest carbon quantification protocol and operational framework for field measurements (FAO) TORs MRV system

État d’avancement R-PP

• Quick assessment of land uses, policy

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• An ongoing survey of the causes and factors of

deforestation and degradation.

• Survey carried out by the Ministry of Environment

Survey carried out by the Ministry of Environment (Department of Forest Inventory and Planning - DIAF) and the Catholic University of Louvain with the logistical and financial support of FAO the logistical and financial support of FAO. State of progress R-PP: Exploring DD causes

• National Working Group on REDD
• The draft Decree is being approved.

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• Consultation and Communication Plan on

REDD

Th l d i ill t t i S t b d d i State of progress

• The plan design will start in September and end in

November 2009.

• Several Workshops accross the country: Kinshasa

19 20 d 21 22 A t Ki i B k progress R-PP:

Consultation and

19-20 and 21 -22 August, Kisangani, Bukavu, Lumbumbashi, Mbandaka, and Matadi in September (with the support of UNDP)

Communication

• Strategy and implementation framework

design

• Terms of Reference are being approved;
• Difficult partnership with UNEP given unshared

Difficult partnership with UNEP, given unshared vision with the agency.

• DRC requests a partner to support the country in the

long political process to develop its national REDD

State of progress R PP: REDD

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• UNEP considers its role to be a business partner,

instead of being an adviser delivering technical t

R-PP: REDD Strategy

support.

• Elaborating and designing a reference scenario and a MRV

system

• Several partners are currently working on the design and

Several partners are currently working on the design and the management of a Geographic Information Systems in DRC:

• Department of Forest Inventory and Planning (DIAF);
• Central African Forest Observatory based in Kinshasa

(OFAC-FORAF);

• Central African Satellite Forest Observatory hosted by

State of progress

the University of Kinshasa and funded by USAID- CARPE;

• DRC Forest Atlas is being designed (WRI).

O it b t

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• On site carbon measurement:
• Relevant work done by WCS et WWF (National Parks

Salonga and Ituri)

• Talks underway about a partnership with the

Scenario

• Talks underway about a partnership with the

University of Kinsangani.

• The challenge is to build upon the work done so far, in
• rder to bring all partners in the process of designing a

g p p g g national development plan!!!!!!!!

Critical Point

C iti l P i t

Insufficient funding for setting up the ToRs for the implementation of MRV

Critical Point

ToRs for the implementation of MRV in DRC.

Thank you for kind attention! Thank you for kind attention!

Victor Kabengele

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Victor Kabengele Projects Coordinator Ministry of Environment DRC b k b@i

Thank You!

abckab@icon.co.za

National Coordination Contacts: Vincent Kasulu , Head of Department of Sustainable Developpement kaseyamak@yafoo.fr Léon Kanu Mbizi, National Coordinator kanumbizi@yahoo fr kanumbizi@yahoo.fr Bruno Guay, Technical Assistant

• nfi.rdcongo@yahoo.fr